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marmar

(77,091 posts)
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:31 PM Nov 2012

Financial terrorists meeting in D.C. Wednesday


(Bloomberg) Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein is among the executives scheduled to meet with U.S. House Republican leaders on the so- called “fiscal cliff,” according to a House aide.

House Speaker John Boehner will host the meeting Nov. 28 in the Capitol building. Others invited include Thomas Wilson, the president and CEO of Allstate Corp., Doug Oberhelman, the CEO of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), David Cote, the chairman and CEO of Honeywell International Inc. and Mark Bertolini, the chairman and CEO of Aetna Inc. (AET), according to the aide who asked for anonymity because the meeting hasn’t been announced.

Lawmakers, executives and interest groups from across the ideological spectrum are meeting in Washington as policy makers confront more than $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts set to begin in January.

Blankfein was among the Wall Street executives who signed an Oct. 18 letter to President Barack Obama and lawmakers warning that the inability to address the cuts and tax increases would result in something “the still-fragile U.S. economy cannot sustain.” ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-26/blankfein-said-to-be-headed-to-hill-for-cliff-meeting.html



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Financial terrorists meeting in D.C. Wednesday (Original Post) marmar Nov 2012 OP
Fitting title.... think Nov 2012 #1
and it suits this meeting to a tee onethatcares Nov 2012 #2
Blankfein and his other Goldman people should be in jail...He paid a $500 million dollar fine and ELI BOY 1950 Nov 2012 #3

onethatcares

(16,185 posts)
2. and it suits this meeting to a tee
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:36 PM
Nov 2012

6 people that have never known want think they know what is best for all of us

which means lowering our standard of living to the point of a 4th world country.

financial terrorists all of them along with the banks that will pay .05% on a savings account

while charging 26% for credit.

ELI BOY 1950

(173 posts)
3. Blankfein and his other Goldman people should be in jail...He paid a $500 million dollar fine and
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:38 PM
Nov 2012

then crept under a rock...now he's back ...he is not trustworthy and the other CEO's should distance themselves from him. How he is still running Goldman shows you , you really can get away with murder and greed is good (with no penalty)...

SO SAD

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